Bjornin'

I wasn't quite sure what type of carrier my little man would prefer, so, I collected up many choices to try out once he arrived.  A few were handed down by some dear friends, and I even purchased an awesome looking pocket sling - just so we would have options.

At first, Mr. Man wasn't fond of any of them - if you wanted to make my baby cry almost on que, just place him in a sling and stand back... but now that he's a little bit bigger, he seems to enjoy the Baby Bjorn most of all.

My Bjorn was gently used but in perfect working order, so, I've been gladly using it for weeks now, but have been wanting to give it a bit of a face lift.

A little baby fun fact for you - you will end up washing things like car seat covers and bjorn carriers about one million times during the short time that your baby is using them, which fades the fabric and makes everything look a little bit tired.

First, I purchased some good ol' fashioned Rit dye from the grocery store - just to darken and deepen the color of the Bjorn... which kind of worked, but didn't provide the necessary amount of cuteness that I was desiring...

So I asked the internets- to see if someone out there had found a way to make a Bjorn slip cover... oh yes, they have...

Thanks to Cut Out & Keep, I found an awesome pattern to make exactly what I was looking for - a Baby Bjorn slip cover!

The instructions were quite simple and the slip cover took about 20 minutes to whip up - easy peasy.  I did have to alter it a bit once I tried it on the Bjorn - just to make more room for the snaps and the harness at the bottom of the carrier, but they were minor adjustments that solved the problem in a snap!

Behold!

I even added a little pocket on the front for my cell phone! 

But how does the baby like it?

I think the client is pleased...

I do wish I had used a more colorful fabric for the inside fabric - I opted for just black not thinking about how much of the inside ends up on the outside... but other than that, I'm quite pleased with the result and am so happy that I managed to breath a little new life into a very well loved baby carrier.

Comments

[Jill Kaufman]

Hello great cover. I have just found myself in the same predicament. I used the link to go to the Cut Out & Keep site and found the pattern. However I have the old Baby Bjorn like yours and do not grasp how create the cover with keeping the snaps and loops useable. Would you be able to provived a picture of the "inside of your cover" as well as any explanation.
Thank you Jill